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Hi, this is Rotem and you are listening to Positive Power.
So what is positive power anyway? Besides a cool title for this program, what I mean
is that combination of inner drive, energy (both physical and mental) and a clear sense
of purpose and direction in life that when are combined, give you the power to control
and direct your life, overcome procrastination, avoid laziness, break bad habits, being in
control and taking consistent action toward your goal. So, I hope this makes sense and
even if it doesnât, just keep listening with an open ear and an open mind and enjoyâŠ
Now, allow me to introduce myself really quickly. My name is Rotem Cohen. I am 35
and live in Israel and so my main language is Hebrew if you were wondering about the
accent. Anyway, if you want to find out more about me, just visit
energyandmotivation.com and go to the above page. What I really wanted to tell you is
that Iâm a very happy individual. Iâm happy. Iâm energetic. Iâm self motivated. I have a
strong inner drive, but I wasnât always like that. In fact, up until a few years ago, 6 or 7
years ago, I used to be kind of a messâŠ
I was lost. I was always tired. I used to sleep a lot. Actually, I used to oversleep up to
14 hours a day. I also had some bad habits from smoking to poor eating to even
gambling for a period of time. Because I lacked this sense of direction in my life, I didnât
where I was going. I didnât know what I want from my life. I was totally unmotivated. I
had a very low inner drive and I was miserable most of the time, even if you couldnât see
it on me. But as I said, Iâve gone through a huge transformation and a lot of it is just
from reading and listening to programs just the one youâre listening to now.
I think Iâve listened to about 50 audio books and audio programs and read a few books
and not only Iâm energetic and I never oversleep anymore. Iâve also drastically
improved my diet and a couple of years ago, Iâve even stopped smoking, which you may
be able to appreciate if you are a smoker or had been a smoker. But anyway, I own 2
websites, a-sleep.com and energyandmotivation.com and Iâve even got myself certified
as a life coach because I have this burning desire to keep learning and improving as a
person and also to share what I learned with others. In fact, I have helped many, many
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3. people improve their lives by sharing a lot of this information and experience that Iâve
gathered over the years.
I really hope you get a lot from this program and letâs jump straight to the point and let
me tell you the first skill that you need to acquire or to develop in order to make this
work for youâŠ
It is the skill of awareness. Total awareness. Some call it mindfulness or being
conscious. The idea is to constantly be aware of your thoughts and your actions. Be
really conscious of your inner chatter. Listen to it. Get to know your habits, your
actions. What do you, how do you it, how do you feel, why you feel it, what makes you
happy, what makes you energetic?
Feel the reactions of your body. Be conscious of your emotions and how they feel
in your body. How you react to things. This is the first crucial step towards self change
and self development.
The ultimate driving force is happiness. When youâre happy, everything else falls
into place. Now, the first and most critical thing about happiness is that it is not outside
of you. You need to stop searching outside of you. Happiness is within you. It is
something that you decide to do. You need to decide to be happy and this means that
you donât search outside of you because no matter what happens in your life, happiness
is something that happens within you, in your mind and in your heart.
In a great book titled, âThe Untethered Soulâ by Michael A. Singer, he says - donât set
conditions to your happiness. Itâs your responsibility to decide to be happy no matter
what. No matter what happens in your life⊠There are stories in history of people that
have gone through terrible, terrible things in their life and they never stopped being
happy. You need to do that. You need to decide to be happy no matter what happens
in your life because you only get one life, and you need to get the most out of it. Whatâs
the point of wasting your life being miserable or being upset or being angry? Just
decide to be happy no matter what.
The next thing is to just be grateful for what you have because you have a lot and you
know it. I donât need to even get to deep into why you should be grateful. You know
that you have a lot to be grateful for. Just focus on the things that are good in your life,
the things that you love in your life, the things that are good about YOU. If you need,
write them down. It is a great exercise. Just get a piece of paper and a pen, and just
write down the things that youâre grateful for.
Lastly, be present. What this means is that the past doesnât exist. The future doesnât
exist. The only thing that exists is now. This moment in time is the only thing that is.
All the rest is in your mind, is in your head, is in your imagination. The past is in your
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5. I found myself deep into sim racing. Sim racing is simulated racing. I donât know if that
interests you, but did you know that you can race in a simulator, using wheel and pedals
that you connect to your computer⊠You can race against other people around the
world and even win prizes, up to thousands of dollars. You can kind of build a race car
driver career online without ever having to sit in a real race car.
Now, you might find it a little bit childish. Thatâs fine. My wife does too. But you know
what, I donât really care. You see, actually, some of the top players in this sim racing
industry are older than me. But anyway, itâs not the point. The point is that if you do a
little bit of research, you might find a passion that is a little bit closer and more feasible
than something that you want but is not possible for you. Because maybe you want
something that is not really realistic or demands too much of youâre that you not really
willing to give. Because really it all comes down to sacrificeâŠ
Maybe you have this passion about something. Something that has always drawn you
but something was preventing⊠something was blocking you from getting it, maybe
because you just werenât ready to make the sacrifices needed. Sometimes you just
need to become a different person to do what you really want to do. Sometimes, youâre
not read to do that change. You donât want to become that person.
Maybe youâre interested in some kind of sport on one hand, but on the other hand,
youâre not really competitive. You donât have what it takes. You donât want to become
another person in order to achieve that goal.
You might find something that is close to it. For example, in the example of a sport,
maybe you want to become a coach for that sport. Something like that. I hope youâre
getting the idea. Donât be afraid to brainstorm, research, and even experiment to find
something that excites you.
Finally, when it comes to being in the driver seat is of course to set goals. Now, the 2
most important rules to follow when it comes to goal setting are 1) Being specific.
Defining exactly what you want and not be vague. 2) State them in a positive way.
To set positive goals, not negative goals. The classic example is that you donât set a
goal to lose weight, instead you set a goal to reach a certain weight or a certain size.
Now, this is not a course about goal setting but my suggestion to you is to do goal
setting the way that motivates you. Yes, there are some ground rules for goal setting,
whole books have been written just about goal setting. But I say, do it the way that
motivates you. Do not let it confuse you. Do it in a way that motivates you, that makes
sense to you. But one more thing, donât forget to set actual goals. Itâs not enough to
set goals of results that you want to achieve. Things that you want to get but you need
to also set action goals.
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6. A result goal is âI earn $10,000 a monthâ, but an actual goal is âI wake up every day at
5 a.m. and write for an hourâ. Something like that⊠just of the top of my head. You
need action goals. âI exercise 15 minutes a dayâ , these are actual goals.
Now, let me ask you this. Do you like yourself? I really hope you do because this is
crucial. If you donât like yourself enough, youâll have trouble loving life. Youâll have
trouble expressing and giving love to others. You may or may not know that self
esteem is one of the most critical fundamentals of self-motivation and happiness
because in very simple terms, you need to really like, love and appreciate yourself in
order to allow yourself to be happy, in order to allow yourself to succeed and to live a
great life.
The feeling of being worthy is very important, and how do you do it? You just love
yourself. You like yourself, love yourself, appreciate yourself. Find you strengths and
appreciate them. Accept yourself the way you are with all your faults. You are just a
human being and you have faults and itâs okay. Accept yourself completely the way you
are and show this love and appreciation on a daily basis. Tell yourself that you love
yourself. Look in the mirror, smile to yourself and say, âI like you. Youâre great. Youâre
terrific. Youâre the man.â Things like that. It sounds silly but it absolutely works.
Brian Tracy always says âsay to yourself - I like myself, I like myself.â .
Now, be kind to yourself. Speak to yourself, inside your head or out loud. Whenever
you talk to yourself, be kind. Talk to yourself like a good supporting friend. Talk to
yourself with respect and love and appreciation. Give yourself a break. Give yourself
chances. Forgive yourself when you make mistakes. They say, âBe to others the way
you want others to be to you.â Itâs the same with yourself. Be to yourself. Treat
yourself the way you want others to treat you. Be kind to yourself. Be forgiving. Be
appreciative and supportive to yourself.
This is not just in your mind. This is also practical things. Do good things to yourself.
It all comes in full circle with improving yourself. When you improve as a person, when
you do good things to yourself, when you improve your habits especially your health,
you health habits, your lifestyle, you eat better, you exercise. When you make your
body feel good, you also feel good about yourself. Youâre proud of yourself for doing
these good things to yourself. You show your appreciation to your inner self and this
makes your inner self feel worthy and confident and loved. This makes you stronger.
What are you afraid of? We all fear something. We all have fears but if you want to
live a great live, if you want to have that sense of control and direction and purpose, you
need to learn how to overcome your fears. Iâm not talking about fear like the kind of fear
you feel when youâre chased by a tiger. Iâm talking about fear of life. Fear of taking
chances. Fear of taking action. Fear of making mistakes.
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7. The first thing you need to do is to just face your fear. Just admit it. See it clearly.
Define it. Do not avoid it. Do not try to escape from fear. Donât try to deny it. Admit
that you fear something and face it. Think it through. What are you afraid of exactly?
Define it to yourself. What am I afraid of here? Whatâs stopping me. Why am I
behaving this way? Why am I being feareful? Comes back to awareness. Be totally
aware of the fear. Feel it. How does this fear feel? Do you feel it in your heart, in your
body, does it make you tense? Completely confront it. Explain it to yourself. Even
write it down. Think it through. Whatâs the worst case scenario? How am I going to
deal with it? Then act in spite of fear.
There is a book that says âfail fasterâ. You need to think differently about fear and
failure. One of the biggest fears in our life is fear of failure. It all boils down to self
esteem. We are afraid to look bad to ourselves and to others. We are afraid of what
others might think of us. We are afraid of looking foolish or afraid of exposing our
weaknesses. But of course, the truth of the matter is that failure is part of life and
failure is essential for learning, for advancing, for making positive changes in
your life. You have to fail in order succeed. Everybody say that, you know, Iâm not the
first one to say it, so face your fear. Feel the fear and to it anyway., and fail faster.
Lastly, I want to talk about how to stay positive for the long term. How do you keep
yourself positive, motivated? How to keep on keeping on? How do you stay in that
positive state? How do you stay self motivated and driven? Well, of course, itâs by
doing all the things that Iâve talked about up until now, but itâs also by making sure to get
inspired on a daily basis, either by reading good material or by talking and connecting
with other positive people. If you donât have this kind of people in your life, maybe you
need to go and search for them.
Find supportive, positive, highly driven people. People that you can connect with
and that inspire you. Read good books. Listen to audio programs just like this one.
There are hundreds of amazing audio books and audio programs out there. I say audio
books, but you know what I mean. I mean books. I mean programs. I mean home
study courses, whatever. Read biographies of successful people, of successful or
inspiring leaders. Read about happiness.
Just find things that inspire you, that keep you elevated and in good mood, and in this
positive state. Just chose to do it and youâll see that itâs not that difficult. Some people
choose to start their day by reading a chapter from a good book that inspires them.
That lifts them up.
Another very important thing is to have a daily âself sessionâ. It is a session with
yourself. You see, you might get in inertia and just forget about what youâve just
listened to and forget about all these positive thinking stuff. So I believe one of the most
important habits to form is just 15-30 minutes every day of being with yourself, to
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8. meditate. I want you to create this session with yourself the way that you prefer. You
can meditate. You can just do some relaxation exercises. You can pray if you want.
You can write in a journal. Write your plans. Review your goals. Write a daily positive
statement. Practice affirmations. Make a list of the things that youâre grateful for in your
life. Whatever makes you feel this elevation, this positivity, that gives you back this
drive on a daily basis. Itâs really, really important.
Zig Ziglar (rest in peace) used to say something along the lines of - you donât brush your
teeth 7 times for the whole week. You brush your teeth every dayâ. So, thatâs exactly
the same thing with motivation. You need to get motivated every day. Itâs something
that you do daily. You keep yourself in that elevated state. Take this 15-30 minutes,
even more if you can of this alone time to be with yourself and reconnect with your
goals and your driving force.
Two more things I have to say here that kind of wrap up all that was said until now and
they are to celebrate success and to have fun. What I mean by that is that 1) You
take nothing for granted. When you succeed even little success, you celebrate it.
You tap yourself on the shoulder. You can reward yourself. Some people really build
these reward systems. Iâm not all for that but, you know, find whatâs good for you. But
the idea is to really celebrate your little success as well as the big ones.
Lastly just have fun. Donât forget to have fun. Whether you have big goals, if you
have a long way to go towards, it doesnât matter. You need to have fun today. You can
enjoy life today. So, you need to find ways to enjoy the journey. Sometimes it can be
little things. Whether itâs spending time with friends. Whether itâs developing an
interesting hobby. Whether itâs spending time with your kids and letting yourself being
completely childish. Whether it is just indulging from time to time with some ice cream.
Whatever makes you feel good, but not in the sense of comfort. Because there is
nothing to comfort for. Just feel good. Just enjoy life. Enjoy the journey as cheesy as it
may sound.
When you finish listening to this program, if you remember just one thing, itâs to just
have fun. Just enjoy the journey.
So letâs wrap up. Positive power comes from a combination of inner drive, energy,
and direction. In order to get it, your first step is to develop high awareness to be
totally conscious of yourself especially whatâs going on inside your head. Now,
obviously, everything works much better when youâre happy. In order to be happy,
the first and most critical step is just to decide to be happy. Realize that happiness
comes from within and do not look anywhere else but inside yourself. Also be
grateful for all that you have and live in the ânow.â Live in the moment.
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9. Now, itâs very critical that you sit in the driverâs seat of your life and set the course.
Direct your life. Find and follow your passions and set goals. Itâs really important that
you love yourself. Be kind to yourself or in other words, build your self-esteem day by
day because itâs one of the most critical elements to everything good in life, to
happiness, to success.
Now, in order to be able to take action and achieve your goals, you have to be able to
overcome your fears. Now, all fears are basically some form of fear of failure or
criticism. So, basically you need to first acknowledge the fact that failure is not only
part of life but also essential for success. The second thing is to just face fear head
on. Donât ignore it. Donât deny it. Feel lit. Be aware of it and act in spite of it.
Lastly, in order to stay positive, to stay motivated and driven, you just need to get
inspired on a daily basis whether itâs through relationships, whether itâs through
consuming good material and also by making sure to give yourself at least 15 minutes
every day of just sitting with yourself and relaxing, connecting with your goals, being
grateful, practicing affirmations, meditating. Whatever works for you.
Last but not least of course is to remember always to enjoy the journey. Remember to
have fun and celebrate life. Live in the ânowâ and try to experience life at its fullest.
So, this wraps up Positive Power. I hope you get a lot from it. I recommend that you
listen to my other programs, Supercharge Your Energy and the Sleep Optimization
Guide to get the fullest benefits.
This is Rotem Cohen of EnergyAndMotivation.com, your inner drive coach. I hope
youâve enjoyed the ride and Thank You for listening.
Get the complete Positive Power Pack
108 minutes of audio (+transcripts) to help you
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